[Penn, William]England's Present Interest Discover'd with Honour to the Prince, and Safety to the People â€¦ [London], 1675. First edition, without Penn's name on title-page. [ii], 6, [7-60] pp., lacking Contents leaf. Collation: Ï€^1 A^4(-A1) a-d^4 B-D^4(-D4). 8vo. Modern full blue calf, gilt. First edition, without Penn's name on title-page. [ii], 6, [7-60] pp., lacking Contents leaf. Collation: Ï€^1 A^4(-A1) a-d^4 B-D^4(-D4). 8vo. A scarce pamphlet by William Penn, addressed to Parliament on the subjects of liberty and toleration in England. "Penn offers many weighty considerations of a political nature to show the necessity of toleration. In this work Penn traces the history and progress of civil liberty in England from the earliest times, showing that it existed long before the Reformation, and had no necessary connection with the established church" (Janney, The Life of William Penn, 1882). Sabin 59693; Wing P1279; ESTC R235670

[TURNOR (or TURNER), Thomas]The case of the bankers and their creditors more fully stated and examined; and a second time printed, with more than a third part added. Wherein the property of the subject in this and the like cases is soberly asserted by the Common and Statute Lawes of England, His Majesties most gracious Declarations, by innumerable, great and important records of this Kingdome, by the Civil Law, History, polity, morality, and common reason, and all objections undeniably refuted. As it was inclosed in a letter to a friend. By a true lover of his King and countrey, and sufferer for loyalty. [London] Printed in the year, 1675. 4to., (8) + 56pp., many pages misnumbered as always, a large uncut copy in old, perhaps original, wrappers, the wrappers rather soiled and with edge tears, however, otherwise in fine state of preservation. Wing T.3337. Goldsmiths 2129. Kress 1392. Hollander 216. Massie 935. Amex 466. An attack on the Exchequer which the author accuses of reneging on its repayment of war loans provided by City bankers, goldsmiths and merchants. Turner sets out to prove its illegality both in law and 'common reason'. He is careful not to lay any blame on the King ('his Royal Bowels yerne with Compassion towards us'), but cannot help but conclude that 'it is not impossible to designe a course how to pay off this debt of the bankers'. First published in 1674, the decision in this case gave creditors of the Crown the right to petition the Barons of the Exchequer for breach of contract. This definition of such a legal contract was something of a turning point in the fiscal relationship between sovereign and subject.

Serensissimus Princeps ac Dominus, Dominus Ernestus dux Saxoniae, Juliae, Cliviae et Montium, Landgravius Thuringiae, Marchio Misniae, Artist: ; issued in: Nuremberg; date: 1675 - - technic: Copper print; colorit: colored; condition: Tear on the right side perfectly restored; size in cm : 55 x 42,5 - description: Ernest I, called Ernest the Pious (Altenburg, 25 December 1601 ? Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, 26 March 1675), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg. The duchies were later merged into Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.He was the ninth but sixth surviving son of John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt. His mother was a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.Left an orphan early in life (his father died in 1605 and his mother in 1617), he was brought up in a strict manner, and was gifted and precocious but not physically strong. He soon showed traits of the piety of the time. As ruler, by his character and governmental ability as well as by personal attention to matters of state, he introduced a golden age for his subjects after the ravages of the Thirty Years' War. By wise economy, which did not exclude fitting generosity or display on proper occasions, he freed his land from debt, left at his death a considerable sum in the treasury, and reduced taxation. Public security and an incorruptible and efficient judiciary received much of his attention, and his regulations served as models for other states.His laws were not conceived in the spirit of modern ideas about individual liberty; they forbade secret betrothals, tried to regulate dress, and extended even to the stable, kitchen, and cellar. Nevertheless his regulations promoted agriculture, commerce, learning, and art. His palace of Friedenstein in Gotha was rebuilt, and its collections owe their origin to Ernest; the library became one of the largest in Germany. Churches were built and by his Schulmethodus of 1642 Ernest became the father of the present grammar-school. It was a popular saying that his peasants were better instructed than the townsmen and nobles elsewhere, and at his death, it was said, no one in his land was unable to read and write. He made the gymnasium in Gotha a model school which attracted pupils not only from all German lands, but from Sweden, Russia, Poland, and Hungary. In like manner he fostered the University of Jena, increasing its funds and regulating its studies, with too much emphasis on the religious side.Jacob von Sandrart (3 May 1630, Frankfurt am Main - 15 August 1708, Nuremberg) was a German engraver primarily active in Nuremberg.Sandrart was a very prolific artist; over 400 engravings from his hand are extant. He was best known as a portraitist of prominent contemporary citizens of Nuremberg, as an engraver of maps, and as an illustrator of the literary works of Nuremberg writers, especially Sigmund von Birken. Today Sandrart is best remembered as the founder and first director of the Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts (est. 1662).

Frederik de WitAmerica Meridionalis a Rio de la Plata per Fretum Magellanicum Amsterdam 1675 - Double page engraved map.64 x 54 cms. Black and white.Some creases. waterstain affecting the lower margin. Fine impression.The map represents the area of South America from Rio de la Plata and the Chilean coast up to Toral, the Magellan strait. Large cartouche with allegorical figures of Indians and dutch explorers; naval battle at sea. The sea chart comes from the first edition of the de Wit´s nautical atlas " Orbis Maritimus" first published in 1675 and later added to the Atlas Maior issued by this cartographer and editor. De Wit´s maps highlight the decoration with nice cartouches and careful impression. Ref : Bannister 1993 pg 115

Penn, William]England's Present Interest Discover'd with Honour to the Prince, and Safety to the People ? [London] 1675 - First edition, without Penn's name on title-page. [ii], 6, [7-60] pp., lacking Contents leaf. Collation: ?^1 A^4(-A1) a-d^4 B-D^4(-D4). 8vo. A scarce pamphlet by William Penn, addressed to Parliament on the subjects of liberty and toleration in England. "Penn offers many weighty considerations of a political nature to show the necessity of toleration. In this work Penn traces the history and progress of civil liberty in England from the earliest times, showing that it existed long before the Reformation, and had no necessary connection with the established church" (Janney, The Life of William Penn, 1882). Sabin 59693; Wing P1279; ESTC R235670 [ii], 6, [7-60] pp., lacking Contents leaf. Collation: ?^1 A^4(-A1) a-d^4 B-D^4(-D4). 8vo First edition, without Penn's name on title-page. [Attributes: First Edition]

PIJPEN, Hendrik vander.Manuscript pharmacopeia in Latin and Dutch].[Dordrecht?, ca. 1675]. 8vo. Manuscript in dark brown ink on a single stock of laid paper, in a legible Latin hand with some gothic elements. With the name Hendrik vander Pijpen written on the paste-down, in the same hand as the text of the manuscript. The double-page openings numbered (each with a single number in both upper corners). Contemporary vellum, two brass fastenings (one anchor plate broken, with the clasp present but detached). - Author not in Hirsch; Schelenz; Stoeder; Vandewiele; Wittop Koning. Dutch manuscript pharmacopoeia in Latin and Dutch from ca. 1675 by Hendrik vander Pijpen, with about 900 medicinal recipes. Vander Pijpen appears to be a Dordrecht name, with several Hendriks in the family, including a lumber or timber merchant (1635-1676). The author must have been a practicing pharmacologist and physician, for he occasionally refers to recipes of his own and also relates his experiences of the effects of certain medicines on his patients. At least twice he refers to Dutch colleagues, making the manuscript a primary source for unknown or little-known figures in the trade: Ary Jansen vande Vaerde, appointed poxmaster of the city Delft in 1660 and the pharmacologist Mr. Wilm van Liewaerde.The book opens with dictionaries of pharmaceutical symbols and abbreviations, symbols and abbreviations of measurements and pharmacological terms (especially the Dutch meaning of Latin terms). The pharmacopoeia gives the ingredients and recipes primarily in Latin, while most of the detailed explanations of the effects and the administering of medication are in Dutch. The first part is alphabetical by the name of the medicine, followed with composite medicines.Very well preserved manuscript, with only a few occasional spots and in very good condition. The binding has a couple tiny smudges and one of the clasps is detached, otherwise also very good. An extensive Dutch manuscript pharmacopoeia with about 900 recipes, probably compiled in Dordrecht ca. 1675.

STERBEECK, Franciscus van.Theatrum fungorum oft het tooneel der campernoelien waer inne vertoont wort de gedaente, ken-teeckens, natuere, crachten, voetsel, deught ende ondeught; mitsgaders het voorsichtigh schoonmaken ende bereyden van alderhande fungien; en blijckteeckenen van de gene die vergiftighe gegeten hebben, met de gheneesmiddelen tot soodanigh angeval dienende; benessens eene naukeurighe beschrijvinghe vande aerd-buylen, papas, tarratouffli, artichiocken onder d'aerde, ende dierghelijcken ghewasschen. Antwerpen, Ioseph Iacobs, 1675. 4vo. Engr. front,+ (38),+ 396,+ (20) pp.+ engr. portrait,+ 36 engr. plates, of which 27 are folding. Old ink annotations in margins, one plate with paper reinforcement, one with a small tear. Worn contemporary full calf, gilt spine with raised bands and black label, parly loose in hinges. Ink notes on front fly leaves. Bookseller label from Poul Budy, Berlin. From the library of Nils Fries, with his bookplate. Volbracht 2050. Uellner 1735. Nissen 1892. Hunt library 341. First edition, complete with the famous frontispiece showing a mushroom marketplace. One of the earliest works entirly devoted to fungi, only preceded by "Rariorum plantarum historia" by Carolus Clusius (Jules-Charles l'Éscluse) in 1601, and the first with engraved illustrations (Ainsworth p.48). The folding engr. portrait depicts the dedicatee, the Antwerp city physician Johannes van Buyten, and is engraved by Arn. van Westerhout after Carl. E. Biset. A portrait of the author is incorporated in the frontispiece. Franciscus van Sterbeeck (1630-93) was a Flemish priest, botanist and mycologist who lived most of his life in Antwerpen. He devoted his life to botany, and the rare plants in his botanical garden were highly admired. Carolus Clusius had prepared a unique collection of watercolour illustrations of fungi (le Code de l'Éscluse) for his book in 1601, but the publisher mislaid them and inferior woodcuts were used instead. The "Code" was later presented to van Sterbeeck, who made much use of them in the present work, even though he claimed to have based all his illustrations for "Theatrum fungorum" on direct observation from nature. Much new material was included in the text and special attention was given to toadstools, which are treated in detail with descriptions of their natural history as well as their gastronomic and medical value. A second edition was published in 1712.

L Isle, Guillaume De (1675- 1726) ParisMappe- Monde- dresse pour l edude de la geographie. Artist: L Isle Guillaume De (- 1726) Paris; issued in: Paris ; date: 1778 1675 - - technic: Copper print ; colorit: original colored ; condition: Very good ; size in cm : 28 x 31 - description: Map shows the total world in two hemispheres carried of two gods, map with a beautyfull border - Vita of the artist: Guillaume De L isle (1626- 1757) Paris, was a French cartographer known for his popular and accurate maps of Europe and the newly explored Americas and Africa. De L isle was admitted into the French Académie Royale des Sciences, an institution financed by the French state. After that date, he signed his maps with the title of ?Géographe de l?Académie? Five years later, he moved to the Quai de l?Horloge in Paris, a true publishing hub where his business prospered. De L isle?s ascension through the ranks culminated in 1718 when he received the title of Premier Géographe du Roi. His new office consisted in teaching geography to the Dauphin, King Louis XIV?s son, a task for which he received a salary. De L sle?s reputation as a man of science probably helped .This supports the claim of the historian Mary Sponberg Pedley, who says ?once authority was established, a geographer?s name might retain enough value to support two or three generations of mapmakers? In De L isle?s case, it could be said that his accomplishments surpassed his father?s. Up to that point, he had drawn maps not only of European countries, such as Italy, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Poland, and regions such as the Duchy of Burgundy, but he had also contributed to the empire?s claims to recently explored continents of Africa and the Americas.Like many cartographers of these days, De L isle did not travel with the explorers and elaborated the maps mostly in his office. The quality of his maps depended on a solid network that would provide him first-hand information. Given the family?s reputation and his own, De L isle had access to fairly recent accounts of travellers who were coming back from the New World, which gave him an advantage over his competitors. Being a member of the Académie, he was also aware of recent discoveries, especially in astronomy and measurement. When he could not confirm the accuracy of his source, he would indicate it clearly on his maps. For instance, his Carte de la Louisiane shows a river that the baron of Lahontan claimed he discovered, but no one else could validate it, so Delisle warned the viewer that its actual existence was in doubt. De L isle 's search for exactitude and intellectual honesty entangled him in a legal dispute in 1700 with Jean-Baptiste Nolin, a fellow cartographer. Noticing Nolin had used details that were considered original from his Map of the World, De L isle dragged Nolin in court to prove his plagiarism. In the end, Delisle managed to convince the jury of scientists that Nolin only knew the old methods of cartography and therefore that he had stolen the information from his manuscript. Nolin's maps were confiscated and he was forced to pay the court costs.The scientificity of the work produced by the De L isle family contrasted with the workshop of Sanson. While Sanson knowingly published outdated facts and mistakes, De L isle strived to present up-to-date knowledge. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

DE WIT FrederickFrontispiece for Zee Karten 1675 - DE WIT, Frederick. Frontispiece of "Atlas" for Zee Karten. [Amsterdam, Frederick De Wit, 1675]. Folio sheet measuring 10-1/2 by 18-1/2 inches, handsomely framed; entire piece measures 19 by 27 inches. $2500.Magnificent hand-colored engraving of the "Titano"&#157; Atlas (with the mountain at his feet and Africa pictured in the eastern hemisphere), used by famed Amsterdam map-maker Frederick De Wit as the frontispiece to his nautical atlas, Zee Karten (1675).In this frontispiece for Frederick de Wit's nautical atlas entitled Zee Karten (1675), the "Titano"&#157; Atlas is correctly represented in the act of supporting the sky. The legend was subsequently distorted by describing Atlas as carrying the terrestrial world on his shoulders. Herodotus was the first to liken Atlas to Titano, a mountain in Libya, which can be seen in this depiction at Atlas' feet. De Wit was one of the most prominent and successful 17th-century Dutch engravers and publishers, whose reputation as a maker of fine maps and atlases was unparalleled in his time (see Koeman, 88). Tooley, 36. See Shirley 444. A wonderful 17th-century image by the famous Amsterdam map-maker.